Dwellers in the Hills: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Dwellers in the Hills, credited to Melville Davisson Post, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post. Read in English by MaryAnn Spiegel. Ward was laid up after a mysterious accident when Woodford, a rival cattleman, demanded 600 head be delivered within 3 days under a contract that the two had entered into. The price had since dropped and Woodford was counting on Ward's inability to deliver to escape a loss on the contract. Woodford had chosen his time well. The cattle were far to the south across the Valley River and Ward had no choice but to send his brother, Quiller, to fetch the stock. A lot could happen on such a long trip as Quiller leaves childhood behind and learns lessons he will never forget about the world of men. Melville Davisson Post was a West Virginian and he set much of his work in the mountains and valleys of that state. His love of nature and horses, and his keen observations of people, show through in his over 200 novels and short stories. (Summary by MaryAnn)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Dwellers in the Hills
• Author credits: Melville Davisson Post
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 5:15:56

Catalogue topics

• horse
• horses
• ranch
• cowboy
• cattle drive
• west virginia
• black angus
• poled angus

Track guide

1. 01 - The October Land — 12:50
2. 02 - The Petticoat and the Pretender — 10:50
3. 03 - The Passing of an Illusion — 15:55
4. 04 - Concerning Hawk Rufe — 12:27
5. 05 - The Waggon-maker — 14:01
6. 06 - The Maid and the Intruders — 13:51
7. 07 - The Master Builders — 16:34
8. 08 - Some Remarks of Saint Paul — 17:47
9. 09 - Christian the Blacksmith — 14:18
10. 10 - On the Choosing of Enemies — 14:12
11. 11 - The Wardens of the River — 16:32
12. 12 - The Uses of the Moon — 17:38
13. 13 - The Six Hundred — 17:20
14. 14 - Relating To the First Liars — 18:46
15. 15 - When Providence Is Pagan — 15:41
16. 16 - Through the Big Water — 12:46
17. 17 - Along the Hickory Ridges — 10:55
18. 18 - By the Light of a Lantern — 15:26
19. 19 - The Orbit of the Dwarfs — 15:06
20. 20 - On the Art of Going To Ruin — 17:52
21. 21 - The Exit of the Pretender — 15:09

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